Other states are considering following Arizona’s lead on illegal immigration. Of course, it’s easy to introduce a bill, having he courage to actually enact and enforce, that’s another issue altogether.
The officials say states need to take matters into their own hands to tackle illegal immigration and in turn reduce the taxpayer cost associated with large undocumented populations in their hospitals, schools and prisons. They draw inspiration directly from the Arizona law, bucking the trend of local and state officials who have protested Arizona and called for boycotts against the state.
Interestingly the City of Boulder is busy protesting/boycotting Arizona while making life difficult for their own homeless population. Daily Camera editorial page editor Erika Stutzman commented on this in a recent editorial. Unfortunately I can’t find it on their web site and without re-reading it I’m not confident of her take on this apparent hypocrisy.
